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farmland

[ fahrm-land ]

noun

  1. land under cultivation or capable of being cultivated:

    to protect valuable farmland from erosion.



farmland

/ ˈɑːˌæԻ /

noun

  1. land used or suitable for farming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of farmland1

First recorded in 1630–40; farm + land
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Almost everyone there had moved to farmland further away from the junta's weapons.

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Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.

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The western Texas town of Seminole - population 7,000 - is bordered by miles of rural farmland and oil fields.

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Large tracts are held in public ownership, but significant sections are privately-owned farmland.

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Developer Springfield Properties has secured outline planning permission to build on farmland near Culloden House, which was Bonnie Prince Charlie's battlefield headquarters.

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